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Bloomsbury presents Waiting to Die: One Man's Journey on Death Row by Feltus Taylor Jr and Monique Morrison, read by Adam Roussell. Is there more to a man than the worst thing he has ever done? In his raw and unflinching memoir, Waiting to Die: One Man’s Journey on Death Row, Feltus Taylor, Jr...

Recalling her 25 years in Britain's probation service, Elizabeth Baxter offers a fresh perspective on care within the criminal justice system. Warm and humane, A Murderer's Guide to Cleaning pays tribute to the work of probation officers everywhere, who not only protect the public, but often act as the final safety net for society's most vulnerable, from teenage asylum seekers to survivors of domestic abuse. Elizabeth Baxter has heard it all. Thieves, rapists, drug dealers, burglars, murderers, abusers and arsonists – they've all confided in her.

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘The roads don’t forget, and old reputations cling on, drawing trouble even when someone’s trying to start fresh.’ Take a step into the heart of the British inner city with Trapped Life, a searingly candid narrative that shatters sensationalist headlines to...

What if you could walk into any room and instantly know who to trust, who's lying, and who's genuinely on your side? Every conversation reveals secrets that most people never notice. Stop second-guessing your instincts about people and learn to read them like an open book.

In 1949, the year of the Berlin airlift and the founding of the two post-war German states, Elisabeth Kusian (nurse, black marketeer, morphine and methamphetamine addict, and pathological liar) garroted and dismembered two people in a mini crime spree. Her actions both fascinated and terrified...

The global contract security market now totals over $200 billion, with the number of private security officers exceeding that of public law enforcement officers. But this wasn't always the case. Legends of the Security Services Industry: Profiles in Leadership presents the unique stories of...

La biografía de una de las leyendas de la delincuencia madrileña de los ochenta, y un retrato espectacular de una época que marcó la historia social y cultural de España. Un viaje al corazón oscuro de los ochenta: violencia, drogas, bandas urbanas y una juventud decidida a vivir sin...

Hay dos mundos que coexisten gracias a la fuerza de lo secreto: uno ficticio, en el que los gobiernos intentan defender los valores de los ciudadanos y los derechos democráticos, y otro real, en el que se mezclan los intereses del Estado y de las élites económicas. Esta obra es una ventana al...

60 और 70 के दशक में मुम्बई में संगठित अपराधी गिरोहों का जन्म हुआ था. वे पनपे थे. वे स्थापित हुए थे. यह भारत में माफिया...

This book is for listeners inside and outside law enforcement who are interested in a close examination of police uses of force. My purposes in writing it are (1) to provide factual information that contrasts with media-driven myths and misinformation for three famous cases; (2) to examine several controversial but common police tools and tactics with an eye toward improving outcomes; and (3) to enhance public understanding of the role of police officers when they confront resisting suspects.

Massimo Polidoro ripercorre le vicende dei protagonisti, le indagini, le fasi processuali dei crimini più scioccanti e più discussi dagli anni Venti ai nostri giorni. Dal mostro di Roma alla saponificatrice di Correggio, da Rina Fort a Donato Bilancia, fino ad arrivare al delitto di via Poma e alla sanguinosa sequenza di delitti attribuiti al mostro di Firenze.

La tueuse de la pension de famille : l’histoire vraie de Dorothea Puente qui vous donnera des frissons dans le dos. Plongez en profondeur dans les actes horribles de la tueuse de la pension de famille, Dorothea Puente. Retournez dans le Sacramento des années 1980, en Californie. Découvrez les noms de ses victimes et les raisons impitoyables pour lesquelles elle a tué des pensionnaires âgés et atteints de troubles mentaux – si vous en avez le courage. La presse l’avait surnommée la logeuse de la maison de la mort.

Bloomsbury presents Grace Unbound: The Sacred Activism of an Orthodox Bishop by Bishop Demetrios C. Kantzavelos and Patra McSharry Sevastiades, read by John Chancer. The first step of any great journey can be the riskiest one of all. It is 1992, and the nation is reeling from the AIDS pandemic...

At 18, Jesse Crosson was considered a lost cause. Strung out on drugs, he committed a robbery and later a nonfatal shooting. For those choices, he was sentenced to 32 years—nearly twice as long as the maximum recommended by sentencing guidelines. No one expected his story to end well. But for Jesse, prison was not the end. It became the beginning of a long path toward redemption.

Brought to you by Penguin. Narrated by Kirsty King featuring the voices of Alix Dunmore, Sebastian Humphreys and Georgina Sadler. How can you tell if someone is lying to you? Is it possible to separate the truth from lies in what people say? And when should you trust what you hear? Everyone lies...

As one of the world's leading scientists examining how our DNA shapes differences in temperament, temptation and behaviour, Harden has seen first-hand how we - in public and in our most private relationships - continue to struggle with the ancient tensions between nature and nurture, freedom and...

In February 1890, in a remote swamp in rural southwestern Ontario, two woodsmen discovered the frozen body of a well-dressed young stranger killed by two bullets to the back of the head. Before long, police laid a murder charge on Reginald Birchall, a handsome young gentleman from London just arrived in Canada to conduct an emigration scam. Although accused of the cold-blooded murder, Birchall charmed everyone he met and delighted in the attention lavished by the press of Canada, the United States, and Britain.

Rechtsextremismus, Rockerclub und Rotlichtmilieu: Das sind die Stationen im früheren Leben von Philip Schlaffer. Erschütternd und aufklärend berichtet er aus seinem vergangenen Leben im Zeichen von rechter Gewalt, Hass und Kriminalität. Es ist der hochbrisante Insider-Bericht eines Aussteigers, der nichts beschönigt und so eindrucksvoll vor den Gefahren des Rechtsextremismus warnt. Schließlich wird der Fahndungsdruck zu groß, und Schlaffer schafft im Gefängnis den Ausstieg aus Kriminalität und Extremismus.

Combination biography and call to justice, this book follows Randy Liberty’s journey from maximum-security prison Warden to Maine’s Commissioner of Corrections. When Randy Liberty was seven years old, he traveled to the Maine State Prison to visit his incarcerated father. Forty years later...

Medizinstudentin Luisa Menkhoff kennt die verschwundene Frau auf dem Flugblatt. Luisa wendet sich umgehend an die Münchner Polizei und trifft auf Hauptkommissar Ramin Brunner, der gerade im Begriff ist, eine neue Cold-Case-Einheit aufzubauen, die alte Fälle mit modernen Mitteln aufklären soll. Luisa hat ein eidetisches Gedächtnis und erinnert sich an jedes Detail einer einmal erlebten Situation. Luisa wird als externe Beraterin zu dem aktuellen Vermisstenfall hinzugezogen.